marsupial

Definition of marsupial

First Known Use of marsupial

1819

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marsupial

noun
mar·su·pi·al

Definition of marsupial

: any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young